We enjoyed seeing this camouflage on the St Laurent Building.  When we were about to buy our home in Brentwood (Los Angeles),  Ron's broker offered him the opportunity to invest and buy the building Yves St. Laurent was occupying on Rodeo Drive.  We opted out and instead lived happily ever after in our home until we moved. Written by Ron & Alexandra Seigel- ABOUT:  Napa Consultants, International is the leader in brand strategy for the luxury real estate industry.  They work exclusively with professionals who are passionate about gaining or sustaining market leadership. With an expertise in personal branding, company branding, luxury real estate website design and social media marketing they help their clients become the breakaway brand in their marketplace.  -WATCH VIDEOS-  Buzz-Worth... 08/02/2014

Original Owners coming to Claim their Mineral Rights World Wide Posted on July 22, 2014 by ufogemini   Original Owners coming to Claim their Mineral Rights World Wide That’s right … Hundreds of thousands of years ago there was a life form before Humans. This was their world and they have been coming back to visit for hundreds of years now. There have been sightings of lights all over Southern California, other cities across the US and cities around the world. So what are these lights??? Well it doesn’t really take a “Rocket Scientist” to explain what these lights are! These lights are UFO’s and they have been coming around to monitor and keep a eye on (Their) planet. The Extraterrestrials really started buzzing around the skies when the United States started blowing off Atomic Bombs bac... 07/22/2014

Ruinart Champagne As most of you know, I love good wine and good Champaign. Let’s be realistic we cannot drink high priced Champaign all the time. If you are looking for a good Champaign under $100 a bottle you must check this one out. Actually under $75 to be able to buy a Brut Blanc de Blanc is fantastic. Wine Spectator gave it 92 points. I guess that is nothing to be ashamed of. The bottle is a Replica of the Ruinart Champagne Bottle of the 1800’s, so clearly a nice presentation if you are a student of historyJ! Speaking of history if you are interested let me share with you: The house of Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house in France, they have been around since 1729. Ironically now they are a subsidiary of the MOET house of Champagne. The Cellars are of Roman Origin now that is go... 07/16/2014

Let's see how the Beverly Hills real estate market is doing so far this year and compare it to the same period in 2013. Since the demographics of Beverly Hills vary the stats are broken down by zip code. 90210 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 53 +5 $6,500,000 +14.29% 49 $9,380,000 11 90211 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 18 +1 $1,775,000 +13.78% 3 $2,850,000 7 90212 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 13 +4 $2.685,000 +2.29% 8 $3,044,000 2 Beverly Hills Condos 90210 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 32 -3 $1,232,500 +17.38% 18 $1,278,750 6 90211 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 17 -5 $830,000 +24.72% 11 $969,000 0 90212 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending 13 +1 $860,000 -12.78% 13 $1,295,000 6   Seller’s Market Stable Market Buyers’ Market... 07/08/2014

Arthur Schwartz’s New York City Food: an opinionated history and more than 100 Legendary Recipes Those of you who know me,  not only do I  collect books, but I also collect cookbooks. I have been meaning to write about this acquisition for some time now. This cookbook I have acquired over the past six or so months ago. Life and business took priority hence no blog post about it. Diane and I  were at the Los Angeles Festival of Books this past April; I managed to find it,  in a bargain book section. This is a fantastic book. To give you a little back ground: Arthur Schwartz was born and raised in Brooklyn and this is his book. It reads like a Ken Follet Novel but it is not fiction. It is New York City Food History combined with his background history and cultural history and it includes ... 07/06/2014

               Beverly Hills, California                   There are currently 42 condos on the market in Beverly Hills, California from just under 500k to a 11.9 million dollar detached condo.   V.I.P. Instant MLS:   OCLister.com   For more information or a showing CALL: 714.459.2017   Beverly Hills Babbete is our condominium specialist     Protection For The Buyer Of Luxury!   Pete X & Associates GRI, MCNE, CDPE Realty ONE Group CA-BRE:01925275 Office License:CA-BRE:01878341 "Your Luxury Real Estate Advocate"   Masterful Representation at NO cost is what we provide for buyers. Representing client's best interest in any transaction.   Important:If you're visiting any new home community or open house there is NO need to give personal information to someone who is not working on your beh... 07/06/2014

  Speechless Sundays: Douggy & Jill guarding the boxes         If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at http://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations       07/06/2014

If you are in Beverly Hills, do visit Greystone mansion, also known as Doheny Mansion.Where: 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 www.beverlyhills.org/exploring/greystoneparkmansion www.greystonemansion.org/ The 55-room, Tudor-style former residence, 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m), sits on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land is a public park now. It is often used as a location for special events( festivals, filming, theater and music performances, annual car show, many charity, art and private events, etc.) Why we love it: great location for relaxing, reading a book, walking through the elegant garden with a date, or looking at the view of Los Angeles.......one of the secrets of LA:)   07/03/2014

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  Wordless Wednesdays: How to stay cool in a hot Beverly Hills Real Estate Market! Shaved Ice ofcourse complements of our Manager and the Home Warrantee Representative of  First American!                                 If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at http://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations.   06/25/2014

What makes me different from my competition in the Greater Los Angeles are...seems like I just answered this the other day. Now let me give more details, besides eating and sleeping real estate from the moment I wake up until I close my eyes, there are other things I do which makes me a success. Often times we are just on auto pilot and we wonder are we doing something different that could put us ahead of all of our fellow Realtors as we try to win the coveted “just listed” scenario. Bob from Active Rain decided to challenge us and share what we do to make us be in front of the rest of the pack. I have actually been thinking about this and must admit I do not do anything extraordinary, rather I do the mundane little things consistently. Hence I am confident it puts me ahead of the pack.... 06/15/2014

Why work with me? Every Realtor has an answer to this question! If you want to know why work with me then please read belowJ! What makes me more unique from the 10,000 plus agents in the Greater Los Angeles area? To me the answer is simple and clear. I eat and sleep real estate. Most people have their routine when conducting business. Mine is you might consider obsessive, compulsive but all my clients love it. I communicate with m clients via email or text as soon as I have the opportunity. This might not be considered a big deal to most people, but when you have clients in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America to name a few: that means my BlackBerry is next to my bed and outside of the bathroom the BlackBerry goes everywhere with me. Vacations, casual drives, no matter what t... 06/14/2014

How do you celebrate an 85th birthday? Well Diane used to work with this lady at the law firm she is at until she retired. Long story short, she retired many years ago and we remained friends with her. We celebrated many of her “big” birthdays including some of the lesser ones as well. There were times I would cook and other times we go out to dinner, because I was too busy. The 85th clearly called for a special toast. Currently I have three Escrows and am negotiating two other ones so cooking was not an option for me. Since most of you who  know  me are aware that I like shopping, prepping and cooking for a special meal. Needless to say that would have taken up two days at the minimum. Now with that said, we decided to have a bottle of Champaign before dinner with some cheese and flatb... 06/01/2014

 Are you looking for a Global Realtor in the Greater Los Angeles area? If you are looking for an International Realtor, the good news is, you found him. Since I have been practicing Real Estate in the Greater Los Angeles area, I have had the pleasure of representing buyers and sellers from Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia and of course Canada to name a few.(this is not an all inclusive list) Needless to say there are many cultural differences amongst all these buyers and sellers. Then on top they all have different ways of conducting business. This is clearly because of the way real estate is bought and sold in their home, is different from our way. I spend a gre... 05/23/2014

Wordless Wednesdays: Endre Barath,Jr Beverly Hills Realtor with Berkshire Hathaways HomeServices has been recognized by his Manager & his CEO for a nice year!     If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites athttp://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. 05/07/2014

What can Active Rain do for you? This question is often asked silently by beginners on Active Rain as well as agents who have never heard of Active Rain. Well the answer could be very detailed and long. In this case the short answer is:  I was interviewed by Investor’s Business Daily just recently! As an internet savvy Realtor I am on most platforms from LinkedIn to Google+. My Blogging has begun on Active Rain and I personally can attribute my International Client Base in a large part to my blogging and syndicating my posts all over the World Wide Web. Active Rain often has contests that sometimes I participate and some I do not. My participation strictly depends if I think it fits in with my business plan and my blogging or if I have the available time to dedicate to the particular co... 05/04/2014

Beverly Hills Celebrated it's 100th Year Birthday! Happy Birthday Beverly Hills CA 90210!!!           If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites athttp://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. 04/27/2014

We're in a Seller's Market Now! If you're thinking of buying, selling or moving up give me a call now! (818)422-1702 or (310)795-4347 david@davidhitt.com   04/24/2014

The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg! I have written a post about this a  while back and since it is Easter I thought it would make good sense  to provide a link to it  http://actvra.in/GpY  thank you Julia Child!   If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at http://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations.     04/20/2014

For more advice on home ownership and making the most of your home’s various features, or to find your next home, call me today your Beverly Hills Real Estate Expert at 818-422-1702 or email me at david@davidhitt.com. David Hitt Keller Williams Realty   04/18/2014